How do you use diffuse in a sentence?

You can use diffuse as a verb meaning “spread out” (e.g., “Knowledge of these new techniques gradually diffused throughout the country”) or an adjective meaning “spread out” or “dispersed” (e.g., “How can we make the light less glaring and more diffuse?).

On a related note, if you can’t decide whether diffuse or defuse is the word you need, bear in mind that you can only use “defuse” as a verb meaning “make safe,” “less dangerous,” or “calmer.”

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